Installing SoftMaker Office on 64-bit Linux systems

Modern 64-bit systems that are based on Debian support the Multiarch
architecture that lets you run 32-bit applications directly. Please
proceed as follows:

Download the 32-bit .deb package of SoftMaker Office. The
package has been made multiarch-compatible on December 5, 2013. If
you downloaded it before this date, please retrieve it again from the
same download address.

Log in as root.

Open a shell or terminal window and enter these commands:

dpkg --add-architecture i386

apt-get update

dpkg -i softmaker-office-2012_XXX-01_i386.deb

apt-get install -f

Replace XXX with the revision number of the installation
package that you downloaded (for example, 679).

Instead of downloading the normal .deb package, download the .deb
package for 64-bit systems. Start the installation by
double-clicking on the package.

The required 32-bit libraries ia32-libs will be installed
automatically by your system's package manager, in case they are not
already present.

Note: If you use the command-line tool dpkg instead of
the regular package manager, the dependency on ia32-libs will
not be resolved automatically. You need to run the command line apt-get
install -f after the installation to install the 32 bit libraries.

C) .rpm-based 64-bit systems (e.g. OpenSuse, Red Hat, or Fedora)

Instead of downloading the normal .rpm package, download the .rpm
package for 64-bit systems. Start the installation by
double-clicking on the package.

The required 32-bit libraries will be installed automatically during
the installation process, in case they are not already present.

If the installation fails with an error message like "Wrong
system architecture" or "Missing libraries", you first
have to install the 32-bit libraries manually using your
system's package manager. The exact names of these libraries differ
with each distribution. To find out which libraries you need, perform
an internet search for the name of your Linux distribution and the
search term "32-bit libraries".

D) Other 64 bit Linux systems: Using the .tgz-based installer

Unpack and install SoftMaker Office, as described below. The
.tgz-based installer does not resolve dependencies on its own. This
means that you have to install the 32 bit libraries of your system
manually. The exact names of these libraries differ with each
distribution. To find out which libraries you need, perform an
internet search for the name of your Linux distribution and the
search term "32-bit libraries".

Installing and uninstalling SoftMaker Office from a terminal

You can install and uninstall SoftMaker Office also from a terminal.
Depending on the type of installation package, use the following
commands for this:

.deb package for 32-bit operating systems

Install

dpkg -i softmaker-office-2012_XXX-01_i386.deb

Uninstall

dpkg -r softmaker-office-2012

List all packages installed

dpkg --get-selections

List only packages from SoftMaker

dpkg --get-selections | grep softmaker

Replace XXX with the revision number of the installation
package that you downloaded (for example, 679).

.deb package for 64-bit operating systems

Install

dpkg -i softmaker-office-2012_XXX-01_amd64.deb

Resolve dependencies after the installation

apt-get install -f

Uninstall

dpkg -r softmaker-office-2012

List all installed packages

dpkg --get-selections

List only packages from SoftMaker

dpkg --get-selections | grep softmaker

Replace XXX with the revision number of the installation
package that you downloaded (for example, 679).

.rpm package for 32-bit operating systems

Install

rpm -ivh softmaker-office-2012-XXX.i386.rpm

Uninstall

rpm -e softmaker-office-2012-XXX

List all installed packages

rpm -qa

List only packages from SoftMaker

rpm -qa | grep softmaker

Replace XXX with the revision number of the installation
package that you downloaded (for example, 679).

In case you want to uninstall, but don't know the revision number,
run the command rpm -qa | grep softmaker to display it.

.rpm package for 64-bit operating systems

Install

rpm -ivh softmaker-office-2012-XXX.x86_64.rpm

Uninstall

rpm -e softmaker-office-2012-XXX

List all installed packages

rpm -qa

List only packages from SoftMaker

rpm -qa | grep softmaker

Replace XXX with the revision number of the installation
package that you downloaded (for example, 679).

In case you want to uninstall, but don't know the revision number,
run the command rpm -qa | grep softmaker to display it.

.tgz package for 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems

Install

tar xvzf softmaker-office-2012-XXX.tgz
./installsmoffice

Uninstall

uninstallsmoffice12

Replace XXX with the revision number of the installation
package that you downloaded (for example, 679).